Continental Airlines Orders Two New Boeing 777-200ER Widebody Jets to Support International Expansion
Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) today announced that it has ordered two additional Boeing 777- 200ER (extended range) widebody airplanes from The Boeing Company, as the airline continues its international route expansion.
At a George Bush Intercontinental Airport ceremony, seven Continental employees signed the aircraft order alongside Continental Chairman and CEO Larry Kellner, Continental President Jeff Smisek and Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Alan Mulally.
“The 777 is the long-range workhorse in our all-Boeing fleet, and will serve the most profitable segment of today’s aviation market — long-haul international routes,” said Kellner.
“We have Continental employees signing this order, because it was the sacrifices they made with their pay and benefit reductions that made our growth strategy possible. These new aircraft will help deliver more career opportunities and better job security for our employees, while giving our customers superior comfort and the ability to fly to more international destinations nonstop on their favorite airline.”
July 29, 2005
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